Breast augmentation or breast implant surgery, with all the advantages and disadvantages, is included in plastic surgical operation category. Commonly such implant is relatively expensive for most people, but on the other hand, it is a common medical operation in United States. Surprisingly, patients or people who request such implant do not have to possess certain medical conditions; many times, they only need to enlarge or reduce the size of their breasts for cosmetic reasons. Indeed, breast implant surgery is a type of follow up treatments from mastectomy. In this case, a woman suffers particular illness so that it is necessary to remove at least one of their breasts to prevent cancer. Although it is possible to remove only some parts of the tissues carrying the cancer, mastectomy is still the best choice concerning breast cancer, but it is beyond the discussion of the article. As mentioned before, breast implant surgery is often conducted simply from patients’ request to enlarge or reduce the size. In some cases, breast implant surgery is as well to restore the fullness of breast from aging, to bring back to asymmetrical balance and so on. It is also possible that patients disappointed with the initial breast implant surgery that leads them to decide to remove or reduce the size.
Times required for the entire processes to go through are probably days to weeks. Start from your initial visit to plastic surgeon, licensed professionals, doctors, and probably dermatologists, to the completion of the follow up treatments, breast implant surgery is a time consuming operation. The surgery itself is actually very quick. Normally, such surgery will only take one to two hours to complete. However, it is important to consider plenty of suggestions that you will get from the professionals to figure out whether breast implant surgery is the right thing to do. Patients or candidates will need to ask many questions and dig information, as many as they can concern about the procedures, possible side effects, follow up treatment, medications and more. Please make sure that you are clear about the consequences and possible risks that the surgery will bring.
In normal condition, patients will feel pain and are very tired after the surgery; however, those are very common effects and are expected to disappear after several days. Other side effects are probably coming up as well; depending on the severity and your own medical status, some side effects may last for a month at the longest. Doctors may suggest the patients to take a complete rest for a day or two after the surgery to recover from the tiredness; is also helps fasten up the full recovery processes. Patients cannot expect to see the optimum result within days or weeks; doctors will ask you to schedule regular or routine check to understand any upcoming symptom of side effects. Different types of medications will be applied to accommodate your medical condition.
Patients need to remember that breast implant surgery, although it is possibly undone, is many times not covered by health insurance policies. Consult doctors, surgeons, lawyers, insurance agents and any licensed professional concerning breast implant surgery to understand the risk and consequences.
